Application-specific configuration information has historically been stored in INI files, which are plain-text files that contain key/value data within sections. In Windows, the registry has replaced ...

An ASP.NET application typically stores configuration information in a Web.config file. Some of this information is sensitive and warrants protection. By default this file will not be served to a Web ...

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A file that contains data about a specific user, program, computer or file. Used for myriad reasons, configuration files are generally read at startup by the operating system as well as by ...

How to Use the Apache Web Server to Install and Configure a Website Your email has been sent If you've never deployed a website with the Apache web server, you're about to learn how. Every so often, ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. I recently published an article about how to build a zero-configuration Struts Hello World ...

In ASP.NET Core, your web.config file with its <appsettings> section is gone. The replacement is a more extensive and configurable system that you can leverage to simplify configuring your objects. In ...

Here’s the good news: Because you’ve locked down your wireless network and router configuration settings, you’re one step ahead of anyone trying to access your network and its devices. The bad news?